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Annmarie Timmins/NHPRThe federal government cut funding for the academic support program this fall citing its diversity initiatives. The program remains in limbo because the Trump administration has not said when it will restore the funding. -
CourtesyGov. Kelly Ayotte signed a bill this week that amends the state’s parental rights law to allow schools to record students for academic assessments, sports, and public events without written permission from parents.
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Republican lawmakers want to limit school vaccine clinics. Funding cuts may have already ended them.The bill would outlaw school-based vaccine clinics during the school day. Health officials say those clinics already ended this year after the state withdrew funding. -
In Claremont, NH, a petition article asks voters to implement a budget cap by requiring the School Board to submit a budget (for 2027-28) that is not higher than the 2025-26 per pupil cost times the average daily enrollment plus the annual inflation increase for the Boston region. -
The school budget in Concord, New Hampshire, is expected to increase by about $10 million, while revenue is projected to drop $7 million, according to a draft of the school financial plan. -
Under the bill, families would no longer need to notify their child’s school district, public school or the Department of Education upon commencing a home education program, unless they intend to continue using public school resources. -
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the federal ban on diversity and equity programs in schools after the federal government agreed not to enforce it in New Hampshire and the rest of the country. -
Republicans are fast-tracking open enrollment legislation opposed by school district leaders that would allow New Hampshire students to attend any public school in the state – and take their community’s tax dollars with them. School districts would have to enroll them. -
New data from the U.S. Education Department show the extent of international gifts and contracts to colleges and universities. -
New Hampshire lawmakers heading into the State House to hear the governor’s speech Thursday were met with young people advocating for a broad range of issues, from affordable housing, college tuition, and child care to gun rights and climate protections. -
Lawsuits challenging New Hampshire laws that ban DEI initiatives and limit teaching about racism and discrimination remain unresolved. -
A few hundred Nashua high school students staged a walkout Wednesday, despite warnings that they would face consequences because the school district had not approved the event.
